Home 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion – Belgium Holland Germany 25 April 1945 Today is known as Elbe Day, when U.S. and Soviet troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau, Germany. World War II would end shortly thereafter on May 8.

25 April 1945 Today is known as Elbe Day, when U.S. and Soviet troops met at the Elbe River, near Torgau, Germany. World War II would end shortly thereafter on May 8.

7th May 1945 Marshal Rokossovsky & Field Marshal Montgomery
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